Table 3

Median scores and Mann-Whitney U results for all SCAT3 components and the 22 listed symptoms at both baseline and postconcussion by sex

	Baseline			Postconcussion
	Males (n=45)	Women (n=43)	Mann-Whitney U test	Males (n=45)	Women (n=43)	Mann-Whitney U test
	Median	Median	Z	Median	Median	Z
Number of symptoms	0	0	−0.266^NS	12	10	−1.347^NS
Symptom severity	0	0	−0.244^NS	26	21	−1.420^NS
Headache	0	0	−0.196^NS	3	3	−0.314^NS
Pressure in head	0	0	−1.120^NS	2.5	2	−0.436^NS
Neck pain	0	0	2.110*	1	0	−1.441^NS
Nausea/vomiting	0	0	−0.558^NS	0	0	−0.492^NS
Dizziness	0	0	−0.939^NS	1	1	−1.934^NS
Blurred vision	0	0	−0.427^NS	1	0	−2.429*
Balance problems	0	0	−1.148^NS	0	0	−0.371^NS
Sensitivity to light	0	0	−1.349^NS	0	1	−0.528^NS
Sensitivity to noise	0	0	−0.745^NS	0	0	−1.051^NS
Feeling slowed down	0	0	−1.541^NS	2	1	−1.355^NS
Feeling in a fog	0	0	−1.342^NS	1	1	−0.151^NS
Don’t feel right	0	0	−1.723^NS	2	1	−1.897^NS
Difficulty concentrating	0	0	−1.489^NS	1	1	−0.075^NS
Difficulty remembering	0	0	−0.901^NS	0	0	−0.545^NS
Fatigue/low energy	0	0	−0.123^NS	1	1	−0.297^NS
Confusion	0	0	−0.558^NS	0	0	−1.584^NS
Drowsiness	0	0	−0.342^NS	0	1	−0.533^NS
Trouble falling asleep	0	0	−0.332^NS	0	0	−0.422^NS
More emotional	0	0	−0.645^NS	0	0	−1.090^NS
Irritability	0	0	−0.526^NS	0	0	−1.982*
Sadness	0	0	−0.764^NS	0	0	−0.525^NS
Nervous/anxious	0	0	−0.612^NS	0	0	−0.520^NS
SAC	26	27	−2.391*	26	26	−1.181^NS
Orientation	5	5	−1.990*	5	5	−2.281*
Immediate memory	15	15	−0.141^NS	15	15	−0.759^NS
Concentration	3	4	−0.387^NS	4	4	−1.373^NS
Delayed recall	3	4	−3.322***	3	3	−0.548^NS
m-BESS	2	3	−0.934^NS	4	3	−0.620^NS
Tandem gait	10	11	−1.352^NS	11.3	11.5	−0.617^NS
Coordination	1	1	−1.374^NS	1	1	−0.296^NS

*P<0.05, ***p<0.001.
m-BESS, modified Balance Error Scoring System; NS, non-significant; SAC, Sideline Assessment of Concussion; SCAT3, Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3.